Jacob Spurlock, a senior Communication Studies major from Dallas, was named the 2024-25 Lobo of the Year for Sul Ross State University at the Honors Convocation on April 14.
Spurlock will graduate from SRSU at the commencement ceremony on Friday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m. at the Pete P. Gallego Center.
Spurlock was the Texas State University System Student Scholar Award recipient in 2024 and served as the president of the Student Government Association for the 2023-24 academic year.
He has served as the president of the Xi Epsilon chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association Honor Society, since 2022, and as the president of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, since 2024.
Spurlock is the recipient of multiple scholarship awards, including the McNair Scholar Program, the Paul and Teeby Forchheimer Communication Scholarship, the Henry Bertrand Jr., Memorial Scholarship, the Dr. D.J. Sibley Jr. Scholarship and the Charles B. David Scholarship.
He has been named to the Dean’s List following each of his semesters at Sul Ross and was a participant in the Student Research Symposium in 2023. Spurlock was the Outstanding Communication Student of the Year in 2022 and 2023.
According to one of those who nominated him, he “is a man of integrity and strong moral beliefs. He is also a committed learner. When he starts talking about what he has learned about communication and personal interactions among individuals, he lights up. As he moves on to graduate school, Jake will represent Sul Ross State University well … He truly has a servant’s heart.”
Another wrote, “In his role as the president of the Student Government Association, I saw Jake embody what servant leadership is all about. He used his position to help others and to improve the campus and community for all. His public speaking and general communications skills greatly assisted him in these endeavors. I have also observed him graciously and professionally manage difficult situations, always seeking understanding and the common good.”
SRSU faculty and staff nominate students for Lobo of the Year each year in the spring. Nominees must be graduating in May or have done so in the fall or summer of the previous year, have an overall 3.0 GPA, display qualities of good citizenship and leadership, be active in student and/or community activities and may not have been a previous recipient of the award.
Photo: Jacob Spurlock